Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to coordinate, champion and provide leadership to colleagues for physical health care within a mental health setting and enable continuous improvement in quality and performance.

The Physical Health Lead will work in a role that combines pre-existing mental and physical health skills and acquires new ones as necessary to promote the health and well-being of our patients. This role offers the opportunity to help develop existing and future initiatives in physical health monitoring and intervention, whilst being supported to be innovative in the way we offer holistic care.

We are seeking an experienced, passionate and motivated individual to join the Nursing and Professions Directorate for a full time 9 month fixed term/secondment opportunity (End date 31st March 2027).

Your base will be at Wonford House Hospital in Exeter, however you will be expected to travel to all our clinical bases within Devon Partnership NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

• You will be working alongside multi-disciplinary teams in both the community and inpatient settings.
• You will work in a role combining preexisting mental and physical health skills and aquiring new ones as necessary in order to promote the heaalth and wellbeing of our patients
• You will be developing, implementing and delivering Physical Health training, ensuring that staff feel confident and competent in providing physical health care.
• Play a key role in clinical governance by providing expert advice.

About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: C9369-26-0516-1
Job locations: Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Understanding of good physical health, how to undertake physical observations (inc non-contact), recognising the deteriorating patient and application/intervention, escalation process
• Experience of working in Mental Health Settings
• Quality Improvement experience
• Experience of clinical/ management supervision and mentoring others

Qualifications
Essential

• A Professional Registration. AHP, RGN, RMN with current evidence of working within Mental Health
• Evidence of post-registration study/continuing professional development

Desirable

• Qualified in Phlebotomy and ECG placement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Nurse for Physical Healthcare, Sue Speak, susan.speak@nhs.net